Domestic issues, chastity, morality, marriage and love are concerns we typically associate with Victorian female characters.
But what happens when men in Victorian novels begin to engage in this type of feminine discourse? While we are familiar with certain Victorian women seeking freedom by moving beyond the domestic sphere, there is an equally interesting movement by the domestic man into the private space through his performance of femininity.
This book defines the domesticated bachelor, exam.
Mcfarland & Company Domesticated bachelors and femininity in victorian novels, paperback/jennifer beauvais
